Philips Sells Last of Audio-Visual Business

1/29/2013 7:35AM

An era draws to a close as Dutch electronics company Philips sells the last of its audio-visual business after years of bringing us radios, cassettes and even the first CDs. Dow Jones's Ian Edmondson looks at the competition it now faces in health-care products. Photo: Philips

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